Senior Manager - Health, Safety & Environment

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Location: Newbury + Hybrid Working*
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus 20% bonus, car allowance and Vodafone benefits
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri

Hybrid Working*

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

What you'll do

We're recruiting for a Senior Manager - Health, Safety & Environment to join our UK Property team. You'll provide leadership and support for the business in a positive, challenging and agile environment. What's important to us is ensuring our people (including our partners and suppliers) are safe and well - we're passionate about doing the right thing. We're looking for someone who approaches HSE in a way that aligns the best in traditional safety management and also see the opportunities for further improvement. Complying with laws and regulations is the minimum standard, we believe HSE is about working with people and the business to get the best outcomes. We've got a great culture and now we're looking to see what's possible to enhance this.

• Set the HSE strategic direction for the business and implement effective plans to deliver the strategy
• Provision of high quality information and communications - preparing clear and concise reporting information
• Assessing and evaluating risk and communicating HSE risk profiles
• Representing the HSE team at Leadership meetings and reviews
• Monitoring incidents, progressing outcomes and learning from incidents and making positive change
• HSE performance improvement - collating and presenting dashboard and trackers
• Global HSE objectives - tracking UK completion and liasing with Group
• Maintaining relevant Management Systems standards - ISO45001, ISO14001, Achillies Verify, SafeContractor
• Identify HSE competency requirements across UK business and ensuring compliance
• Provide representation at external forums
• Assisting the business to meet the requirements of industry licenses and standards
• Managing budgets, strategy and communication plans
• Maintain HSE governance across organisation
• Supplier engagement to ensure effective HSE management throughout the supply chain

Who you are

• Significant HSE experience gained within a corporate environment & high risk HSE environments
• Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health
• Environmental Technical qualification
• Chartered Membership of the Institute of Occupational Health & Safety
• Self -driven with ability to work with the minimum of supervision
• Able to build and maintain positive working relationships

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we would encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.

Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.